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Taking to Twitter a local said: “In Dorchester. A loud boom followed by a series of staccato smaller bangs. Went on for a good 30 secs.”
Another resident added: “Anyone in Weymouth just hear a huge bang? House was shaking.”
Dorset Echo reporter Michael Taylor suggested the explosion could have been caused by a military aircraft.
However a Minister of Defence spokeswomen later said they did not believe it was caused by an RAF plane.
He tweeted: “Did anyone else in Weymouth just hear a bang or boom in the last 5 minutes?
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“Apparently this has been heard across Dorset and Somerset – any idea what it could be? Sonic boom? Act of God? Aliens?
“I’m thinking it’s military aircraft.”
Responding to Mr Taylor other locals confirmed they had heard the boom.
One commented: “Heard from Dorchester too and my friend said in west Knighton. What was it?”
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Another added: “Yes, heard it loud and clear in Yeovil.”
A third posted: “Yes, heard/felt it in Moreton.
“Outside at the time, it seemed to move extremely rapidly north to south across the sky to the west.”
The mystery boom caused fevered speculation on social media.
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Dorset’s Old Mill Supper Club posted: “Definitely in the sky, jets scrambled making a sonic boom?”
A Weymouth resident replied: “It went on too long for that, more like a high altitude meteorite?”
The club responded: “It sounded like a building collapsing, but in the sky! Quite the mystery.”